A former GOP Congressman explains why he's now working to dismantle gerrymandering — even though he voted for it and his party has benefited greatly from it in Michigan.
Penning an opinion piece for the Detroit Free Press, former Rep. John J.H. Schwarz says that though he voted for gerrymandering — the redrawing of districts to maximize partisan control — he now regrets it. Now, Schwarz serves on the board of Voters Not Politicians, a nonpartisan group pushing for a ballot initiative to end gerrymandering in Michigan.
"We know today our roads are broken, our education system is failing and water hasn't been safe to drink in communities from Rockford to Mio, Grayling to Flint," Schwarz writes.…